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- Title
John Blanke's Hat in the Westminster Tournament Roll.
- Authors
Pelt, Nadia T van
- Abstract
The article explores the origins and religious beliefs of African trumpet player John Blanke using evidence from the Burgundian court records of Archduke Philip. Topics include Blanke's identification as a black instrumentalist on horseback on the Westminster Tournament Roll, the importance of the Westminster Tournament Roll in celebrating the birth of Prince Henry, Katherine of Aragon's and Henry VIII's son, and explanations for Blanke's head-covering.
- Subjects
WESTMINSTER (London, England); TRUMPET players; RELIGIOUS life; CULTURAL identity; PHILIP, Duke of Burgundy, 1396-1467
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2021, Vol 68, Issue 4, p387
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjab156